Metatarsal-support.



UMTELD STATESATENCC OFFICE.,

NILLIAIII W. GEURGES, QF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT E 'GOLFU'hrJAIBIjl IMETATAB'SAL-SUPPORT.

To all 'whom 'rn/Yay covwem Be it known that I, WmLIAM W. GEORGES,

. a. citizen of the United States, and a resident of the cityof'VVashington, in the -Districtl of- Columbia, have invented certainnew and usefulflmprovernent's in Metatarsal-Supports, of which thefollowingis a' specification.

p. Thisinvention relatesY to a support adaptedtobe placedupon the insoleof a shoe and' arranged so that it'will supporta weakened I or-derangedmetatarsal. It is well known that the metatarsal bones frequently'become weakened, or misplaced, so that one of them needs an extraneoussupport to hold it in its proper position whereby the pain resultside.

ing from the weakened 0r misplaced bone is partly, if not entirely,overcome.

The invention in its preferred embodiment. consists oa layer of firmmaterial, such for example' as leather, to the under side of which issecured a plate having an arched portion` whichfis adapted to hold theleather or other member up against the met# atarsalat itsweakened ormisplaced part; This Aplate `having the arched .pcnftion'v maybej,rigidly fsecured"or it may be' made adjustable in# order;v that lthe plate may be `movediso th'atri mayv be V."'placed' under any oneofthe'threecentral metatarsals. l The invention s'l'rereina-termorep'articu- .lal'lygdefs'ci'ibed and will then l be definitely claimedattheferid hereof.`

' In the drawings accompanying and forming part hereof: view ofthebonesof a foot placed upon my metat'arsalsupport. Fig-'2 isavperspectiveview `ofmy support viewed from the under Fig. throughtheline 3 3 ofFig. 2. Fig. tis a transverse section through the line` HetFig. 2. n

Referring now tothe details of the drawings by numerals: l designates asheet, preferably of leather,l which `Idesire to make of the same shapeas the heel and middle por- 'tion of the shoe in which the Vsupport isdesigned to be placed. V`Although this part Figure 1 is a top plan.

3 is aV longitudinal section' speeiacauon of Letters raten. Y BatntedFeb, 16, 1915,

Application filed November 5, 1914. Serial No. 870,424.

need not be Vany longer than shown in my l drawings, I will hereinaftercall it van insole. '1 0 this insole 1 is secured a plate 2 ofrelatively small size, which is of elongated form and has an archedportion 5 designed to be located under any one of the inner meta-'tarsal bones a, b or c, it being 'very seldom part' may be moved underwhichever meta tarsal needs the support.

" From the foregoing and accompanying drawings, it will be seen thatA Ihave provided an extremely simple form of metatarsal support and onethat takes up the least possible space in the sole of a'shoe and is yetcapable of supporting a weakened or displaced metatarsal in just theproper p0- sition.

I- am aware that many diferent forms of supports have been proposed, anda number ticularly to bracing the instep, or for other similar purposes,but I believe): am the first to' produce thesimple expedient shown in'mydrawing for bracing, in an effective and i simple manner, one ofthefrnetatarsals. It

will be seen that the insole itself does not vform the real support, butthat it is a means for holding in place the relativel small and narrowplate, so that they arche portion of thelatter will be eectuallyheldunder the appropriate metatarsal and so thatit cannot get misplaced.

W hat I claim as my invention is: 1. In a device of the characterdescribed,

'an insole, and a. plate provided with aprol tuberance designed t0support a. metatarsal, the plate being movably secured to the inf solein such a manner that the protuberance may be moved to support aselected metatarsal.

75 of them have' been in use, directed more par- 2.. In a vdevice of thecharacter described, any one of the metatais "s, substantiallyas annsoleadapted to be placed in a shoe,l described. 1o

and a plate of relatively small size secured YIn estimony whereof I axmy signature to said insole and having an arched portion in pr nce oftwo witnesses.

5 adapted to be under one of the metatarsal WILLIAM W. GEORGES.

l lgones, said plate being adjustably secured Witnesses: l K

to said insole whereby'it may -be adjusted THOMAS E. ROBERTSON,

so thatthe arched part maybe placed under H. S. IMIRiE.

